Passenger-register.



E. W. WERDEN.

PASSENGER REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1910.

Patented Dec. 26, 1911-.

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PASSENGER REGISTER.

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PASSENGER REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD WHIPPLE WERDEN, OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALFTO S. W. ODE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PASSENGER-REGISTER.

T 0 all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, EDWARD VVHIIPLE lVnnnnN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Mount Vernon, in the county of estchester andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful ImprovedPassengenliegisters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in mechanism for operatingrecording or registering devices to indicate the passage of individualsby a given point, and is applicable for use in various ways and underwidely different conditions.

One form in which the invention may be employed, is in connection withstreet-cars, especially of the pay-as-you-enter type, the registeringoperation taking place after the passenger has passed the conductor andhas presumably paid his fare; in connection with this form and use, Iprovide means operated by the foot of the conductor for manipulating thestarting-bell of the car, thereby leaving the hands of the conductorfree for all purposes, enabling the car to be operated with greatersatisfaction to the public and owner, the automatic registration ofpassengers, and the ability of the conductor to make change, etc.,without necessitati ng hand manipulation of the startingbell, permittingthe passengers to be rapidly passed into the car and permit the car tobe started quicker by reason of the gathering of passengers into the carduring rush hours and at rush points.

Another form in which the invention may be employed is in connectionwith. the entrance to stations, places of amusement, etc., wherein theregistration may be made before depositing the ticket or fare or afterits deposit, as preferred.

One object of the invention is to provide a device which willautomatically actuate a registering device by the movement of anindividual thereon; and one embodiment of the invention contemplates aselection of individuals, by controlling the minimum weight limit atwhich registration will take place, thus attempting to provide anapproximate agelimitation, using the normal weight of a child of therequired years as a basis for'selection.

Other objects are to provide a mechanism which is simple and eflicientin operation, durable in construction, readily installed,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 23, 1910.

Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

Serial No. 562,948.

vention is hereinafter disclosed said invention consists in the improvedconstruction and combination of parts, hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed outin the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar reference charactersindicate similar parts in each of the viewsFigure 1 is a side elevationof the entrance end of a pay as you enter street car, portions beingbroken away for clearness. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with thetop of the car removed. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line Z)b of Fig. 1.Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the registeroperating mechanism. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the starting-bellactuating mechanism. Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are views illustrating theapplication of the device to a stairway leading upwardly, as forelevated railways, places of amusement, etc. Figs. 9, 10 and 11 areviews of operating parts of one form of device. Figs. 12, 13 and 1 1 areviews illustrating the application of the device to the entranceextending in a single plane. 7

In the drawings 1 designates the rear platform of a streetcar of the payas you enter type, and 2 the guard-rail for the conductor.

3 designates a platform of suitable area and which is located in frontof the entrance to the body of the car, the platform 1 being cut-away,if desired, for this purpose, this being dependent upon the preferenceof the car-owner, the platform 3 resting on a plurality of springs 4 bymeans of which it is normally held above the plane of the platform 1 andpreferably on the plane of the entrance to the body of the car. lVherethe device is employed in street cars (or in other cases where aselection is to be made), the springs 4 are preferably of a tension asto withstand the weight of the normal child of an age which will permitit to travel free, persons of a greater weight causing the platform 3 tobe de pressed.

Pivotally mounted below the platform 3 is a lever 6, mounted in abracket 7, one end of said lever being connected to a plate locatedbelow the platform 3 and with which said platform contacts, the leverreceiving its movement from the platform; if desired the plate 5 may besecured to the platform. The opposite end of the lever 6 is connectedwith a register 10, of suitable type, by means of connections such as 8and 9, the purpose being to cause the register to be actuated by thedepression of the platform 3.

In order that a proper support may be had for the platform 3 and aproper registration be made regardless of the particular portion of theplatform on which the person steps, I preferably position the springs 4adjacent the periphery of the platform; or the arrangement may be asindicated in Fig. 9, in which a plurality of levers is employed, eachhaving its plate and all connected up to a connection formed on the endof connection 8 embodying a plurality of members 18 having elongatedslots 19, the arrangement being such that the depression of either oneof the plates 5 will cause the lever 6 to actuate the register. Or, eachlever may have a separate connection with a register, each plate 5indicated in Fig. 9, cooperating with an independent platform 3, as inFigs. 6 and 8, thereby making it applicable for use with a plurality ofentrances, the levers extending side by side, and each having its ownregister. In Figs. 6, 7 and 8, this latter arrangement is shown, theillustration showing the device arranged on a stairway 23 having one ormore dividing rails 24, this plan being especially adapted for use atelevated railway stations, 21 indicating the ticket-receiving box and 25the railing. In these views but one register is shown for clearness. InFigs. 12 and 13, the platforms 3 are shown as located on opposite sidesof an inclosed space 26 the entrances being indicated at 27. In thisform, the connections include an additional lever 28 mounted on abracket 29, in order to provide the proper movement to the register upondepression of the platform.

In order that the conductor may have free use of his hands for thepurpose of making change, receiving tickets etc., I preferably connectthe rope 16 of the starting bell to an angle lever 15 mounted on abracket 17 secured. at the rear of the car, and connect said lever 15 toa foot trip 11 through connections 12 and 14:, the connec tion 12 beingin the form of a lever mounted on a bracket 13. This constructionpermits the conductor to devote his entire time to the enteringpassengers his hands being freed from the necessity of eitherregistering fares or pulling the starting bell. As there is no delay onhis part due to these requirements, it is obvious that his duties inconnection with the passengers entering can be more quickly performed,enabling a better running time being made in the op eration of the cars.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

The combination with a floor or like support, of a spring-supportedplatform, a plurality of contact plates below said platform, a register,a plurality of levers for said plates, and an operating connectionbetween said levers and said register, each of said levers beingindependently connected to said register-operating connection.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York thisfifth day of May A. D. 1910.

EDWARD WHIPPLE VVERDEN.

V'Vitnesses D. G. KENNEDY, MATTHEW MADDooK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. i

